Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations
AANZFTA |
ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand FTA |
ACBC |
Australia–China Business Council |
ACC |
Australia–China Council |
ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
ACI–FTA |
Australia–Chile Free Trade Agreement |
ACTA |
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
AIC |
Australia–India Council |
AICC |
Australia International Cultural Council |
AII |
Australia–Indonesia Institute |
AJF |
Australia–Japan Foundation |
AKF |
Australia–Korea Foundation |
ALABC |
Australia–Latin America Business Council |
AMI |
Australia–Malaysia Institute |
ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
ANZCERTA |
Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement |
ANZUS |
Security Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APO |
Australian Passport Office |
APS |
Australian Public Service |
AQIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASEM |
Asia–Europe Meeting |
ASNO |
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office |
ATI |
Australia–Thailand Institute |
AUKMIN |
Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Dialogue |
AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
AUSFTA |
Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
AUSMIN |
Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations |
Austrade |
Australian Trade Commission |
CAAR |
Council for Australian–Arab Relations |
CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy (European Union) |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
CCAMLR |
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
CHOGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
COALAR |
Council on Australia Latin America Relations |
CTBT |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
DAFF |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
DAP |
Direct Aid Program |
DCCEE |
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency |
DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DIAC |
Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
DPRK |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) |
DSEWPaC |
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |
EABC |
European Australian Business Council |
EAS |
East Asia Summit |
EC |
European Commission |
EFIC |
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation |
ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
EU |
European Union |
FMCT |
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty |
FMIS |
Financial Management Information System |
FOI |
freedom of information |
FTA |
free trade agreement |
GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
G8 |
Group of Eight industrialised nations (member countries Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) |
G20 |
Group of Twenty (19 member countries and the European Union) designated as the premier forum for international economic cooperation |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICT |
information and communications technology |
IMV |
International Media Visits |
IP |
intellectual property |
ISAF |
International Security Assistance Force |
IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
JCPAA |
(Parliamentary) Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
JSCFADT |
(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
JSCOT |
(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
LES |
locally engaged staff |
LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
MAFTA |
Malaysia–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NGO |
non-government organisation |
NPDI |
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative |
NPT |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
ODIN |
Official Diplomatic Information Network |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OIC |
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
OPO |
Overseas Property Office |
OSCE |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
PACER |
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
PSI |
Proliferation Security Initiative |
PSWPS |
Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme |
RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
ROK |
Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) |
R2P |
Responsibility to Protect (principle) |
SAFTA |
Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
SATIN |
Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network |
SES |
Senior Executive Service |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SME |
Small and medium-sized enterprises |
STARS |
Statistical Trade Analysis and Retrieval System (database) |
SVP |
Special Visits Program |
TAFTA |
Thailand–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
TPP |
Trans-Pacific Partnership (agreement) |
TSD |
Trilateral Strategic Dialogue |
UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
UN |
United Nations |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNSC |
United Nations Security Council |
US |
United States of America |
WHS |
Work health and safety |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WMD |
Weapons of mass destruction |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |